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• Evaluate the risk, in order to guarantee the exact body support unit for the patient,
according to the correct dimensions, typology and shape for him
• In case of use of sling with a different maximum load from the one provided for
the lift
or stand up lifter, always use the lowest maximum load
8. HOW TO USE
The MOPEDIA slings by Moretti can fit all kind of patient lift, fixed and movable.
Fig.4
Fig.1
Fig.2
Fig.3
8.1 From a sitting position
1. Ensure that the straps face outward. Pull the sling down until the user's back leaving the
opening of the sling at the base of the spine.
2. Check that the sling is aligned properly at shoulder height. (Fig.1)
3. Lift the patient's leg and slip the strap under it and pull it up between their legs, ensuring that
the sling is not creased under the thigh. (Fig.2)
4. Repeat the procedure with the other leg.
5. Cross the straps over the legs and attach them to the front hooks on the hoist spreader bar.
6. Raise the hoist slightly and attach the shorter, shoulder straps to the spreader bar. Move the
hoist towards the patient while doing this. (Fig.3)
ATTENTION! The long straps are for the legs, and the short ones for the shoulders
8.2 From a lying position
1. Roll the patient aside and position the sling on the bed (Fig.4) (the sling has to be smooth
without any wrinkle and it is aligned properly at shoulder height
2. Make sure that the opening at the bottom of the sling is positioned at the base of the spinal column.
3. Roll the patient on his/her back again (supine position)
4. Cross the bands under the patient's legs and adjust the sling as shown for the sitting position
(Fig.2), maintaining the shoulders’s bands as short as possible.5. You are now ready to
hang the straps to the cradle (Fig.3).
NOTE: Moretti recommends that two assistants (one on each side of the bed) be used when
positioning the patient in a sling.
ATTENTION! Ensure that the patient's head is supported at all times
9. MAINTENANCE
The devices MOPEDIA by MORETTI are checked carefully and supplied with EC mark, once laun-
ched on the market.
For patient and physician’s safety we recommend to let check the device by the manufacturer or
by laboratory authorized every 6 months.
